The Twitter Herodotustag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-866831890486781552019-02-22T10:00:00-05:00Herodotus' History of the Persian Wars -- 140 characters at a timeTypePad9.91 L. asked one of the men his name. Learning it was Hegesistratus [leader of the army], he agreed to go, but had them 1st swear an oath.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b86269e201b7c6ff7382970b2019-02-22T10:00:00-05:002019-02-22T10:00:00-05:009.91...Herodotus of Halicarnassus9.90 The Persians lost at Mycale on the same day as Plataea. The Samians had sent men to Leotychides at Delos to urge him to sail to Ionia.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b86269e201bb07a4b29a970d2019-02-21T10:00:00-05:002019-02-21T10:00:00-05:009.90...Herodotus of Halicarnassus9.89 Meanwhile, Artabazus and his men made their way through Greece, Macedon, and Thrace (where many were killed), and crossed to Asia.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b86269e201b8d08922ff970c2019-02-20T10:00:00-05:002019-02-20T10:00:00-05:009.89...Herodotus of Halicarnassus9.88 They came to terms. Attaginus escaped, though his children were captured. Pausanias released them but had the medizers executed.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b86269e201b7c6ff23e7970b2019-02-19T10:00:00-05:002019-02-19T10:00:00-05:009.88...Herodotus of Halicarnassus9.87 Nineteen days into the siege Timagenidas told the Thebans he was willing to surrender himself. They approved and contacted Pausanias.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b86269e201b8d08921ec970c2019-02-18T10:00:00-05:002019-02-18T10:00:00-05:009.87...Herodotus of Halicarnassus9.86 Ten days after the battle the Greeks besieged Thebes, demanding they surrender the medizers, particularly Timagenidas and Attaginus.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b86269e201b7c6ff2239970b2019-02-17T10:00:00-05:002019-02-17T10:00:00-05:009.86...Herodotus of Halicarnassus9.85 After they'd divided the spoils, the Greeks buried their dead, each people separately. Most buried all their dead in a single grave.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b86269e201b8d0890e76970c2019-02-16T10:00:00-05:002019-02-16T10:00:00-05:009.85...Herodotus of Halicarnassus9.84 The day after the battle, someone--I haven't been able to find out who--stole Mardonius' corpse and reportedly buried it.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b86269e201bb07a44998970d2019-02-15T10:00:00-05:002019-02-15T10:00:00-05:009.84...Herodotus of Halicarnassus9.83 Long afterwards, the Plataeans would find gold & silver near the battlefield--also, weird skeletons, like that of a man 7.5 feet tall.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b86269e201b8d0890dad970c2019-02-14T10:00:00-05:002019-02-14T10:00:00-05:009.83...Herodotus of Halicarnassus9.82 Seeing Mardonius' luxurious tent, Pausanias had M's cooks make the sort of meal they'd have made for him--a far cry from Spartan fare.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b86269e201b7c6ff062c970b2019-02-13T10:00:00-05:002019-02-13T10:00:00-05:009.82...Herodotus of Halicarnassus